Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2538/80 of 1 October 1980 amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 1058/77 on the characteristics of olive oil and of certain products containing olive oil and amending the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature as regards olive oil
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2538/80 of 1 October 1980 amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 1058/77 on the characteristics of olive oil and of certain products containing olive oil and amending the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature as regards olive oil Official Journal L 259 , 02/10/1980 P. 0024 - 0026 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 31 P. 0024 Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 19 P. 0064 Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 19 P. 0064
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( 1 ) OJ NO 172 , 30 . 9 . 1966 , P . 3025/66 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 186 , 19 . 7 . 1980 , P . 1 .
( 3 ) OJ NO L 128 , 24 . 5 . 1977 , P . 6 .
( 4 ) OJ NO L 370 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , P . 62 .
COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2538/80
OF 1 OCTOBER 1980
AMENDING FOR THE SECOND TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OLIVE OIL AND OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS CONTAINING OLIVE OIL AND AMENDING THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF NOMENCLATURE AS REGARDS OLIVE OIL
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1966 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN OILS AND FATS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1917/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 14 ( 4 ) AND 19 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,
WHEREAS ANNEX I TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3132/78 ( 4 ), SPECIFIED THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF OLIVE OIL ; WHEREAS , IN PRACTICE , CERTAIN PROBLEMS ARISE AS REGARDS THE CLASSIFICATION OF VIRGIN OLIVE OILS AND VIRGIN LAMPANTE OLIVE OILS ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , ANNEX I SHOULD BE ADAPTED AND ANNEX III CONCERNING ADDITIONAL NOTES TO THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHOULD CONSEQUENTLY BE AMENDED ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR OILS AND FATS ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :
1 . IN ANNEX I , POINTS 1 AND 2 ARE REPLACED BY THE TEXT SET OUT IN ANNEX I TO THIS REGULATION ;
2 . IN ANNEX III , THE TEXT OF ADDITIONAL NOTE 2 ( B ) I AND II IS REPLACED BY THE TEXT SET OUT IN ANNEX II TO THIS REGULATION .
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THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 NOVEMBER 1980 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 OCTOBER 1980 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
FINN GUNDELACH
VICE-PRESIDENT
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ANNEX I
CHARACTERISTICS OF OLIVE OILS
1 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBHEADING 15.07 A I A ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ' VIRGIN OLIVE OIL ' MEANS NATURAL OLIVE OIL HAVING THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :
( A ) A FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT , EXPRESSED AS OLEIC ACID , NOT GREATER THAN 3.3 % ;
( B ) A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT ( ABSORPTION UNDER A THICKNESS OF 1 CM OF SOLUTION OF 1 G OF OIL PER 100 ML IN ISO-OCTANE ( 2,2,4-TRIMETHYLPENTANE ) AT A WAVELENGTH OF 270 NM ) NOT HIGHER THAN 0.25 AND , AFTER TREATMENT OF THE SAMPLE OF OIL WITH ACTIVATED ALUMINA , NOT HIGHER THAN 0.11 ;
( C ) AN EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT VARIATION , IN THE 270 NM REGION , NOT HIGHER THAN 0.01 .
THIS VARIATION IS DEFINED BY :
UE K À KM - 0.5 ( KM - 4 + KM+4 )
WHERE KM IS THE EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT AT THE WAVELENGTH OF THE MAXIMUM OF THE ABSORPTION CURVE IN THE 270 NM REGION , AND
KM - 4 AND KM+4 ARE THE EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS AT WAVELENGTHS 4 NM LOWER AND HIGHER , RESPECTIVELY , THAN THAT OF KM ;
( D ) NEGATIVE BELLIER AND MODIFIED VIZERN REACTIONS , DETERMINED BY THE METHODS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX V , SECTIONS A AND B ;
( E ) NEGATIVE SOAP TEST CARRIED OUT ACCORDING TO THE METHOD DESCRIBED IN ANNEX VI ;
( F ) SUCH A TASTE THAT IT IS SUITABLE IN THAT STATE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION .
2 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBHEADING 15.07 A I B ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ' VIRGIN LAMPANTE OIL ' , WHATEVER ITS ACIDITY , MEANS OLIVE OIL :
- EITHER HAVING THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :
( A ) A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT HIGHER THAN 0.25 AND , AFTER TREATMENT OF THE SAMPLE WITH ACTIVATED ALUMINA , NOT HIGHER THAN 0.11 .
SOME OILS HAVING A FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT , EXPRESSED AS OLEIC ACID , OF MORE THAN 3.3 % MAY HAVE , AFTER PASSAGE THROUGH ACTIVATED ALUMINA , A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT HIGHER THAN 0.11 . IF SO , AFTER NEUTRALIZATION AND DECOLORIZATION IN THE LABORATORY BY THE METHOD SPECIFIED IN ANNEX IV , THEY MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :
- A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT NOT HIGHER THAN 1.10 ,
- AN EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT VARIATION , IN THE 270 NM REGION , HIGHER THAN 0.01 BUT NOT HIGHER THAN 0.16 ;
( B ) NEGATIVE BELLIER AND MODIFIED VIZERN REACTIONS , DETERMINED BY THE METHODS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX V , SECTIONS A AND B ;
( C ) NEGATIVE SOAP TEST CARRIED OUT ACCORDING TO THE METHOD DESCRIBED IN ANNEX VI ,
- OR HAVING THE CHARACTERISTICS UNDER 1 ( A ), ( B ), ( C ), ( D ) AND ( E ), BUT A TASTE WHICH RENDERS IT UNSUITABLE IN THAT STATE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION .
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ANNEX II
B . UNTREATED OLIVE OIL MEANS OIL WITH CHARACTERISTICS AS DEFINED IN SECTIONS I , II AND III BELOW .
I . FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBHEADING 15.07 A I A ) ' VIRGIN OLIVE OIL ' MEANS NATURAL OLIVE OIL OBTAINED EXCLUSIVELY BY MECHANICAL PROCESSES , INCLUDING PRESSURE , BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE MIXTURES WITH OLIVE OIL OBTAINED OTHERWISE , HAVING THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :
( A ) A FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT , EXPRESSED AS OLEIC ACID , NOT GREATER THAN 3.3 % ;
( B ) A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT ( ABSORPTION UNDER A THICKNESS OF 1 CM OF SOLUTION OF 1 G OF OIL PER 100 ML IN ISO-OCTANE ( 2,2,4-TRIMETHYLPENTANE ) AT A WAVELENGTH OF 270 NM ) NOT HIGHER THAN 0.25 AND , AFTER TREATMENT OF THE SAMPLE OF OIL WITH ACTIVATED ALUMINA , NOT HIGHER THAN 0.11 ;
( C ) AN EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT VARIATION , IN THE 270 NM REGION , NOT HIGHER THAN 0.01 .
THIS VARIATION IS DEFINED BY :
UE K À KM - 0.5 ( KM - 4 + KM+4 )
WHERE KM IS THE EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT AT THE WAVELENGTH OF THE MAXIMUM OF THE ABSORPTION CURVE IN THE 270 NM REGION , AND
KM - 4 AND KM+4 ARE THE EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS AT WAVELENGTHS 4 NM LOWER AND HIGHER , RESPECTIVELY , THAN THAT OF KM ;
( D ) NEGATIVE BELLIER AND MODIFIED VIZERN REACTIONS ;
( E ) NEGATIVE SOAP TEST ;
( F ) SUCH A TASTE THAT IT IS SUITABLE IN THAT STATE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION .
II . FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBHEADING 15.07 A I B ) ' VIRGIN LAMPANTE OIL ' , WHATEVER ITS ACIDITY , MEANS OLIVE OIL :
- EITHER HAVING THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :
( A ) A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT HIGHER THAN 0.25 AND , AFTER TREATMENT OF THE SAMPLE WITH ACTIVATED ALUMINA , NOT HIGHER THAN 0.11 .
SOME OILS HAVING A FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT , EXPRESSED AS OLEIC ACID , OF MORE THAN 3.3 % MAY HAVE , AFTER PASSAGE THROUGH ACTIVATED ALUMINA , A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT HIGHER THAN 0.11 . IF SO , AFTER NEUTRALIZATION AND DECOLORIZATION IN THE LABORATORY , THEY MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :
- A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT NOT HIGHER THAN 1.10 ,
- AN EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT VARIATION , IN THE 270 NM REGION , HIGHER THAN 0.01 BUT NOT HIGHER THAN 0.16 ;
( B ) NEGATIVE BELLIER AND MODIFIED VIZERN REACTIONS ;
( C ) NEGATIVE SOAP TEST ,
- OR HAVING THE CHARACTERISTICS UNDER 1 ( A ), ( B ), ( C ), ( D ) AND ( E ), BUT A TASTE WHICH RENDERS IT UNSUITABLE IN THAT STATE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION .